Albinatus Jus

Albanagii jus. L. Lat. [Fr. droit d*aubaine or d'aubenage.! A right and privilege which formerly existed in France, entitling the king, on the death of an alien, to all he was worth, unless he had a peculiar exemption. Spelman, voc. Albanus. I Bl. Com. 372. 2 Kenfs Com. 69. Bex omnia eorum bona occupat, jure albanagii: exclusa omni parenteld, conjuge, et quocunque alio legitimo successore; the king takes possession of all their goods by right of albanage, excluding all right of kindred, the wife, and every other lawful successor. Benedict, in cap. Baynutius, num. 1042, cited in Spelman, voc. Albanus. See Aubaine, Droit d* aubaine.